Kakao CTO Urges Engineering Fundamentals in AI Era at if kakao26
Kakao CTO Song Jae-ha told developers at if kakao26 that software engineering principles matter more than ever when building with AI.
Kakao Chief Technology Officer Song Jae-ha delivered the welcome speech keynote at the developer conference if kakao26 on October 14, stressing software engineering fundamentals, technical verification and collaboration in the AI era, according to techm.kr.
Song said the importance of fundamentals depends on what kind of work AI is applied to, and that results and utility depend on how well those fundamentals have been built. Software engineering principles are becoming more important in the AI era, he said, including documenting the basis for technical decisions and proving development results with data and numbers.
He also noted that AI codes very well, but the time required, degree of achievement, reliability and token usage all differ depending on how work is instructed and how result conditions are set.
Verification and operations take the stage
The second day of if kakao26, held on October 14 following October 13, featured sharing of experiences applying AI and validating technical choices in services including finance, mobility, commerce and content. The detailed tracks were stability and infrastructure, governance, models and agents, and AI development lifecycle (AIDLC).
Track topics covered reducing infrastructure costs, securing service stability, data quality management, verifying AI model reliability and improving AI-based development methods. Song encouraged attendees to find answers through if kakao26, which is run centering on actual verification and operational cases of AI technology.
The keynote was held at the Kakao AI Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
Quick answers
When was if kakao26 held?
The conference was held on October 13 and October 14, with the second day taking place on October 14 at the Kakao AI Campus in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.
What did Kakao CTO Song Jae-ha say in his keynote?
He said software engineering principles are becoming more important in the AI era, including documenting the basis for technical decisions and proving development results with data and numbers.
What tracks were featured on the second day of if kakao26?
The detailed tracks were stability and infrastructure, governance, models and agents, and AI development lifecycle (AIDLC).